Taiwan And China Dance Ever Closer

摘要

Beijing and Taipei are hoping a simple commercial negotiation will kick off a rapprochement in which Taiwan's political status, which has divided the island and the mainland since 1949, is officially put aside in favor of an economic integration already far advanced.rnChen Yunlin, who arrives in Taiwan on Nov. 3, is the highest-ranking Chinese to vist the island since formal contact between Taipei and Beijing commenced 16 years ago. The 67-year-old chief of the Association for Relations across the Taiwan Straits will discuss sea transport, aviation routes, and the frequency of charter flights between Taiwan and the mainland.